000 FZNT24 KNHC 290915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND FORECAST POSITIONS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE NEAR 21.8N 95.0W 1003 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W NW AT 07 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARLENE WILL INTENSIFY SOME AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.1N 95.9W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 22.1N 97.21W BY EARLY THU...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND INTO MEXICO NEAR 22.0N 98.2W BY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE INTO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND MEXICO FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FROM 27N TO 29N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 93W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE NE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANTS OF ARLENE EXPANDING TO 100 NM NE...70 NM SE...40 NM SW...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF ARLENE EXPANDING TO WITHIN 270 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT INCREASING TO 18 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF ARLENE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...SHIFTING TO FAR WESTERN PORTION TONIGHT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND 70 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU THROUGH SUN. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N TODAY. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MANLY N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER 000 FZNT24 KNHC 290915 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 UPDATED TO UPGRADE LOW PRES IN THE SW GULF TO TROPICAL STORM ARLENE AND FORECAST POSITIONS .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ARLENE NEAR 21.8N 95.0W 1003 MB AT 4 AM CDT MOVING W NW AT 07 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. ARLENE WILL INTENSIFY SOME AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.1N 95.9W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 22.1N 97.21W BY EARLY THU...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND INTO MEXICO NEAR 22.0N 98.2W BY THU AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE INTO A DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND MEXICO FRI. LIGHT TO MODERATE E TO SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REST OF THE GULF THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS. $$ GMZ080-291530- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT FROM 27N TO 29N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED AND SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND TO 2 TO 3 FT SAT AND SUN. $$ GMZ082-291530- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 93W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE NE AND 40 NM SE QUADRANTS OF ARLENE EXPANDING TO 100 NM NE...70 NM SE...40 NM SW...AND 70 NM NW QUADRANTS LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 90 NM NW QUADRANTS OF ARLENE EXPANDING TO WITHIN 270 NM N AND 60 NM S SEMICIRCLES LATE TONIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT INCREASING TO 18 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 180 NM SW SEMICIRCLES OF ARLENE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER AREA S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF ARLENE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...SHIFTING TO FAR WESTERN PORTION TONIGHT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 100 NM NE AND 70 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION. .THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$ GMZ084-291530- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU THROUGH SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU THROUGH SUN. S OF 25N E OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N TODAY. $$ GMZ086-291530- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 430 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS...MANLY N AND CENTRAL PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER